Dawnings
field
By Nicholas Hooper
like a world to a child
this field went on for ever
spanning the skyline in every direction
and walking round the hedges and the drystone walls
was like travelling from continent to continent
and in the middle, the seas moved in the wind
as the waves of wheat became the ocean swell
with a boat to sail in as the sun beat down
bringing life and blissful adventure
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About Dawnings:
“Every morning at around 5am I get up and go down to my studio. After a short meditation I write down whatever is in my head, giving myself fifteen minutes to do so. Then moving over to the piano (or a more portable instrument like my Ukulele when I'm away), I improvise and record a piece of music inspired by whatever words I just wrote. It is a great way of keeping both my writing and my composing going and I call these small creations Dawnings. They are mostly unedited, like sketches, so that they keep that fresh feeling of an early morning discovery.”
— Nick Hooper